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Heidi (2005)
producers: TV-Loonland
/ Telemagination
Nelvana
animation:
2D animation
run time: 77
mins
Based
on the ever-popular children's' novel by Johanna Spyri, "Heidi"
follows
the adventures of an indomitable young girl,
forced to move to her grandfather's
hovel high up in the Swiss Alps, where she she
surprises all by settling in to a
firm friendship, not only with her somewhat grouchy
relative, but also with a new
friend Peter, the goat-herder. But alas, Heidi's
scheming Aunt has other plans
for her - ones that will bring her great financial
reward - and Heidi is thus
dragged away from her new home, back to the city.
Here she befriends Clara who
is wheelchair-bound, and through their friendship,
Clara gains the courage to
walk again, Auntie's plans crumble around
her, and it all ends happily ever
after for our heroine, back in her happy Alpine
home...
Since it was first published in 1880, "Heidi"
has sold more than 100million
copies around the world, in 50 different languages,
and there have been
numerous live-action and animated adaptations.
This British-German-Canadian
co-production was made for $4.5m. The
British part of that triumverate is
Telemagination,
and "Heidi" was their very first foray into feature
animation.
The film itself is a hand-drawn affair directed
by Telemagination's Alan Simpson,
whose director credits include the third series
of "Farthing Wood" and the
Bafta-nominated and Annecy-winning Christmas special
"The Last Polar Bear".
Topping the list of voices on the cast list
is Christopher Plummer, who plays
Heidi's cantankerous Grandfather - he being no
stranger to mountains,
of
course...
In the UK, "Heidi" was released
straight to video/DVD on 26th September 2005.
But our European neighbours were more fortunate.
The film received a
German cinema debut in December 2005...
Heidi
on DVD
Heidi
Region
2 / Metrodome / Sept 2005
based on the book by Johanna Spyri
produced by TV-Loonland AG, Telemagination
Ltd,
Nelvana Ltd
produced with the financial
support of
FFA Filmforderungsanstalt
- German Federal Film Board
and FFF FilmFernsehFonds
Bayern
and produced with the financial
participation of
Corus Entertainment through
the Corus Entertainment Production Initiative
director:
producer:
exec producers:
co-producers:
music:
scriptwriters:
head of production:
prod managers:
prod assistants:
prod secretaries:
prod accounting
& finance:
prod legal
& businness affairs:
casting director:
casting & voice
director:
dir preproduction:
co-dir preproduction:
art direction:
development
& preproduction:
location designer:
misc design:
clean-up design:
colour styling:
background keys:
3D backgrounds:
storyboard & layout
supervisor:
storyboard:
storyboard clean-up:
trackreading:
animatics:
sheet timing:
layouts & posing:
overseas
supervisor:
digital director:
ink & paint supervisor:
painting:
lead
compositor & fx:
compositors:
postproduction
studios:
digital
picture editor:
colour
grader:
filmrecording:
colour
timer:
recording
operators:
sound studio:
sound designer:
asst sound designer:
foley
artist:
sound postproduction
studio:
sound
editor:
final
mix:
songs:
voices:
Alan
Simpson
Dominique Christina Neudecker
Peter Volkle, David Ferguson,
Scott Dyer, Doug Murphy
Cynthia Taylor, Patricia Burns,
Denise Green, Marion Edwards,
Dominique Christina Neudecker
Wolfgang Simm
Susan Snooks, Ann MacNaughton,
Mark Slater
Beth Parker
Wayne Alexander, Ninya Grut,
Lisa Pacheco
Betti Doherty, Amanda McFarlane
Pippa Suren, Laura Thomas
Selma Behluloglu, Karin Simon,
Joseph de Souza, Shawn Scerri,
Steven Somfalvi
Neil Rigby, Shereen Hamdy,
Bonnie MacVicar
Karen
Goora
Jessie Thomson
Albert Hanan Kaminski
Ray Jaffelice
Alan Simpson, Rudolph Stussi
Loonland Animation Budapest
Telemagination Limited
Nelvana Limited
Ray Rankine
Chris Norris, Richard Fawdry
Sam Spacey
Loraine Marshall, Dale Cox
Robert Littleford, Xavier Martin
Richard Ridout, Spider Eye Ltd
Richard Fawdry
Alan Simpson, Richard Fawdry,
Gary Andrews, Terevor Ricketts
Suzy Cunningham, Sam Bailey,
Matt Plant, Colin White
John Daniels, Hilary Daniels
Philip Barnard, Joy Tinniswood
John Perkins, Barry Macey
Richard Johnston, Suzy Cunningham,
Matt Plant, Andy McPherson,
Sam Bailey, Mark Paterson,
Wouter Dierickx, Ben Lewis,
Gary Andrews, Lutchezar Lazaroff,
Fabrizio Acquisto, Colin White,
Michelle Dabbs, Peter Mays,
Charel Cambre, Rick Villeneuve,
Peter Western, Laurent Grisel,
Arshad Mirza Baig
animation services and backgrounds provided by
PASI - Philippine Animation Studio Inc.
Tony Tulipano
Lyndon Pickersgill
Anna Collins
Spider Eye Ltd, Robert Popele,
Karen Ellliott, Lyndan Brewer,
Will Rose, Lindsey Cross,
Michael Lyle, Mari Hakkarainen,
Russ
Pollard, Jung Suk West,
Gemma Carrington, Superspareroom
Alistair Beckett
James Howard, Julia Hutton,
Nick Price, Ben Crosbie,
Clare Smith, Trevor Philips,
Rhodri Cooper, Kieron Murtagh,
Donna Spencer, John McManus
Die Schnitte Cinepostproduction - Bavaria Bild & Ton
Uwe Fritz
Stefan Frank
Cinepostproduction
Peter Weide
Jan Frohlich, Michael Welzel
Listen! Komposition & Ton
Oliver Yves Lucas
Daniel Maier
Wilmont Schulze
FFS-Film-&-Fernseh-Synchron
Nicole Raderschadt
Mike Eitner
HEIDI
composed by Christian Bruhn
originally performed by Gitti Und Erika
written by Andrea Wagner, Erika Bruhn
(c) Filmkunst-Musikverlag (FKM), Munich
courtesy Filmkunst-Musikverlag, Munich
arranged by Wolfgang Simm
HEIDI OPENING THEME
composed by Gerald O'Brien & Amy Sky
MAGIC IN THE MOUNTAIN
written by Gerald O'Brien & Amy Sky
performed by Amy Sky
JUST BELIEVE IN YOU
produced by Grayson Matthews
words and music by Jason Gleed
performed by Shanchoy Mahajan
DREAM SONG
written by Carl Lenox
performed by Cheryl Wilson and Carl Lenox
Intl Distribution TV-Loonland AG, Nelvana Intl Ltd
a German-United Kingdom-Canadian Co-Production
Christopher Plummer (Grandfather)
Tajja Isen (Heidi)
Kathryn Greenwood (Aunt Dete)
Colm Feore (Mr Sesseman)
Ashley Taylor (Clara)
Michael D'Ascenzo (Peter)
Jackie Burroughs (Frl. Rottenmeier)
Paul Soles (Dr Reboux)
Juan Chioran (Sebastian)
Corinne Conley (Granny)
Shannon Lawson (Tinette)
Lindsay Leese (Barbel)
Ellen-Ray Hennessy (Brigit)
Clara Maria Lucas (Little Swan)